Elections for the Philippine Legislature were held on June 3, 1919, pursuant to Jones Law of 1916 which prescribed elections for every three years for both chambers of legislature. Voters elected all 90 members of the House of Representatives in the House of Representatives elections; and 11 out of 24 members of the Senate in the Senate elections. This is the first time that two chambers held elections in the same date.
Background Months before the election, Filipino electoral politics had become closely tied to independence demand. With that, Nacionalistas utilized their opportunity to consolidate as the main vehicle for Filipino nationalist aspirations.Renato Constantino, The Philippines: A Past Revisited. With multiple success in the past elections, it strengthen their narrative of Filipino leaders that the institutions installed by the American Insular Government had matured sufficiently for self-government.Grayson Kirk, The Philippines and the United States: Problems of Partnership.
The elections reinforced the political power of Senate President Manuel Quezon to emerge as the leading voice for Philippine independence in Washington.Carlos P. Romulo, Quezon of the Philippines.
Results Senate results + ↓201111Nacionalista
House of Representatives results + ↓8377NacionalistaDemocrataIndependent
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See also 5th Philippine Legislature 1919 Philippine Senate elections 1919 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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